Luther and Lutheranism

Martin Luther was eight years old when Christopher Columbus set sail from Europe and landed in the Western Hemisphere. Luther was a young monk and priest when Michaelangelo was painting the Sistine Chapel in Rome...

ELCA Good Gifts Catalog

Assignment Process

Assignment completes candidacy for all people, including those ordained in another Lutheran church or Christian tradition, moving them toward first call and admittance to the appropriate roster in the ELCA...

Joint Observance

The ELCA Conference of Bishops' Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Liaison Committee and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs Committee commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation by signing a joint statement during a Lutheran-Catholic service of Common Prayer.

Reformation 500

Martin Luther posted his “Ninety-Five Theses” in Wittenberg on Oct. 31, 1517, and the resulting debate about Christian teaching and practice led to changes that have shaped the course of Western Christianity for almost 500 years.

ELCA Foundation

You have the desire and passion to change the world but where do you start? The ELCA Foundation has a variety of resources to assist individuals and congregations with their gift planning education and endowment needs. Together with your regional gift planner, we can help you with a charitable giving plan that will have lasting impact. Review these resources and call us at 800-638-3522. Together, we achieve things on a scale and scope that we could never do otherwise.

Will and Trust Workbook

Will and Trust Workbook

Endowment Fund A of the ELCA Endowment Fund Pooled Trust, was established to allow for the collective long-term investment of funds belonging to the ELCA, its congregations, synods, seminaries and other eligible affiliated entities.

ELCA Endowment Fund A Brochure

This brochure offers an overview of the ELCA Endowment Fund Pooled Trust - Fund A, along with audited numbers as of 12/31/12.

Fund A Monthly Report November 2013

Fund A Monthly Report November 2013

Fund A Monthly Report October 2013

Fund A Monthly Report October 2013

Fund A Monthly Report September 2013

Fund A Monthly Report September 2013

Mission endowment fund guidance and investment options are available to ELCA congregations, organizations and affiliated ministries. Our resources can help you be thoughtful stewards of bequests and planned gifts.

How to Create a Mission Endowment Fund

This resource provides a systematic approach to establishing a mission endowment fund and can be used by congregation committees looking for guidance.

How to Create a Mission Endowment Fund

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